1950s Pacific Electric, LA's Red Cars | Full Movie

It's the 1950s and we're getting a tour of some Pacific Electric Railway hot spots and lines. A rare treat with rare film. Relive the Red Cars! No AI was used to bring this show to you. Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI About this show: This is the Pacific Electric Railway in Lo Angeles, during her Twilight Years. After serving Southern California's transportation needs for over sixty years, by the 1950s the PE's rail passenger service had been reduced to five lines. View the last of the once-famous Hollywood cars on the Watts Local and the Big Red Cars, often referred to as "blimps," on the Long Beach, San Pedro, Bellflower, and Catalina Lines. You'll also see memorable railfan trips, the tower cars on the four-track mainline, and the last of the "Juice Jacks" in action on Santa Monica Boulevard and at Butte Street Yard. Filmed by noted rail photographer Bruce Ward, this is an unforgettable journey. Get better quality and a permanent addition (with two more vintage electric shows) to your collection with the DVD: https://www.pentrex.com/DVD-Californi... 0:00 PE History and 1950s Map 4:47 PE's iconic Downtown LA station 11:27 Dominguez Jct and San Pedro Line 14:53 The Long Beach Line 19:17 1950s Downtown LA 21:09 Ride a Catalina Special 25:58 Tower and MOW cars Credit, and a thank you, for the thumbnail photograph goes to Door Voogd075 via a CC-SA-3.0 license. Over 1,000 shows on DVD and Blu-ray at Pentrex.com